https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/157/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sweating-out-a-roster-spot-at-spring-training-r17923/Thursday’s afternoon’s 13-5 shellacking of the Pirates gave the Twins home crowd a chance to see a number of Opening Day hopefuls all in the same lineup. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli made it clear early in spring training that one of the themes of camp this year would be watching and evaluating...17923Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:56:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-great-outfield-defense-be-a-calling-card-of-the-2025-minnesota-twins-r17895/During Saturday’s spring training game, Byron Buxton made a couple of great catches in center, preventing two would-be extra-base hits by Jarren Duran. Offseason pickup Harrison Bader was cheering him on. In a media scrum following the game, Rocco Baldelli joined that chorus. “Yeah, he's st...17895Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-designated-hitter-r17916/Over the past 13 years, the Twins have used 11 different players at designated hitter on Opening Day. It's an illustrious group that includes names like Ryan Doumit, Chris Colabello, Kennys Vargas, Byung-Ho Park, Robbie Grossman, Logan Morrison and Manuel Margot.  During this span, only one...17916Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:33:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-can-we-take-from-ty-frances-scorching-spring-r17915/Through the first few weeks of spring training, one of the standout performers for the Minnesota Twins has been Ty France. He has wasted no time making an impression with his new team. Following Saturday's Grapefruit League game (in which the right-handed batsman recorded a double, a home run, a...17915Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:38:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-brooks-lee-and-edouard-julien-coexist-on-a-functional-minnesota-twins-roster-r17911/Second base is perhaps the only roster battle (on the hitter side) for the Twins this spring training. They have three leading candidates: Willi Castro, Brooks Lee, and Edouard Julien—three hitters who each face major questions ahead of the 2025 season. Lee and Julien, each (at different ti...17911Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-joe-ryan-is-a-legitimate-candidate-for-the-2025-american-league-cy-young-award-r17900/When discussing starting pitcher Joe Ryan's progress with reporters in Fort Myers last weekend, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli sounded not only unconcerned, but excited. "In regards to (Ryan's) build-up, he is completely on the path of what the pitching coaches want to do with him,...17900Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-right-field-r17913/Every year from 2017 through 2024, Max Kepler was in right field for the Twins on Opening Day, a run of eight consecutive seasons. To find another example of a Twins player starting at the same spot on Opening Day that many times in a row, you have to go all the way back to first baseman Kent Hr...17913Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:38:35 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-kody-funderburk-earning-a-roster-spot-r17909/Kody Funderburk worked his way up from Double A to MLB in 2023. After looking like a potential piece of the bullpen following that breakout season, however, injuries and ineffectiveness hampered him in 2024. Does Funderburk have a resurgence in store for 2025? Funderburk has had a strong sp...17909Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:08:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-for-the-minnesota-twins-to-cash-in-on-their-pitching-pipeline-r17912/There may be no better-positioned team than the Twins to take advantage of some of the injuries around the league. Behind one of the best starting pitcher trios in baseball stands a solid group of guys who would be improvements over many other teams' fourth and fifth options: Chris Paddack, Sime...17912Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mickey-gaspers-%E2%80%9Cthrowback%E2%80%9D-style-could-push-him-onto-the-minnesota-twins-roster-r17904/Mickey Gasper has been making waves in spring training, showcasing a blend of versatility and determination that has caught the attention of both fans and coaches. Acquired from the Boston Red Sox in December for left-handed pitcher Jovani Morán, Gasper has already shown resilience and adaptabil...17904Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:22:31 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-pass-returns-for-2025-and-includes-home-opener-for-first-time-r17905/This year, fans who buy the Twins Pass will have access to 81 home games. In the past, the Twins had included access to almost every home game, even weekends and holidays. Never before, though, has the pass included Opening Day, which this year is on Thurs., Apr. 3. Fans who buy the pass can wat...17905Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:09:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2025-position-analysis-center-field-r17899/Only once prior to last year had Byron Buxton played more 100 games in a major-league season. That was back in 2017, when he was 23 years old. Since then, the outfielder has spent nearly every offseason rehabbing or recovering from a malady of some sort, leading to skepticism each spring about h...17899Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:48:02 +0000